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Couple’s daughter involved in scam, kidnapping, deputies say

A Martin County woman who is accused of scamming her parents is behind bars facing elderly exploitation charges.

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Updated: 6:04 PM EDT Mar 16, 2016

Couple’s daughter involved in scam, kidnapping, deputies say

A Martin County woman who is accused of scamming her parents is behind bars facing elderly exploitation charges.

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Updated: 6:04 PM EDT Mar 16, 2016

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WEBVTT JAIL WITH NEW INFORMATION.ANGELAANGELA: THAT'S RIGHT.TWO OF THE DEFENDANTS INCLUDINGTHE VICTIMS DAUGHTER STILL HEREBEHIND BARS.DETECTIVES TELL US THIS ALLSTARTED BACK ON FEBRUARY 25 WHENTHE ELDERLY COUPLE WALKED INTOTHE SHERIFF'S OFFICE TO REPORTTHEIR DAUGHTER HAD BEEE STEALINGMONEY FROM THEM FOR HER DRUGHABIT.ACCORDING TO AN ARRESTAFFIDAVIT, OVER A PERIOD OF AYEAR, THE ELDERLY MALE VICTIM INTHIS CASE WOULD HEAD TO THISGROCERY STORE ON KANNER HIGHWAYIN MARRIN COUNTY AND USE THE ATMTO WITHDRAW MONEY, MONEY HEWOULD THEN REPORTEDLY GIVE TOTHIS MAN, WHO HE THOUGHT WAS ACOURIER.HE WOULD LATER LEARN IT WAS ALLA SCAM.HIS DAUGHTER WOULD LATER ADMITTO USING A COURIER SCAM TO TRIHER PARENTS INTO PAYING THEDEFENDANTS $30,000 TO $40,000OVER THE LAST 9 TO 10 MONTHS TOFEED HER DRUG HABIT.>> THIS COUPLE THEY WEREAPPROACHED BY THE DAUGHTER ATHEY CARED FOR HER, THEY LOVEHER, AND THEY WANTED TO TAKECARE OF HER BUT SHE EMBEZZLEDQUITE AABIT OF MONEY WITH THEOTHER CO DEFENDANTS FROM THEM.ANGELA: BUT THAT'S NOT ALL.THE REPORT ALSO STATES WHEN THEMONEY RAN OUT TWO OF THEDEFENDANTS THOUGHT THE COUPLEAND THEIR DAUGHTER NEEDEDMOTIVATION, SO THEY WOULDCONTINUE PAYING.THEY REPORTEDLY KIDNAPPED THETHREE, DROVE THEM TO A WOODEDAREA NEAR WESTERN PALM BEACHCOUNTY, AND MADE THEM GET ONTHEIR KNEES, REPORTEDLYTHREATENING TO SHOOT THEM IN THEWATER AND LET THE GATORS EATTHEM.THE THREE WERE RETURNED TO THEIRHOME AND DAYS LATER THE ELDERLYCOUPLE CONTACTED THE MARTINCOUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE>> RIGHT NOW THEIR MAIN CONCERNIS FEAR OF RETALIATION,OBVIOUSLY, HENCE WHY THEY WON'TCOME FORWARD TO SPEAK TO ANYBODYELSE AT THIS TIME.I CAN TELL YOU THAT THEY WEREEVEN HAVING A HHRD TIME JUSTGETTING FOODANGELA: ALL FOUR DEFENDANTS FACEELDERLY EXPLOITATION CHARGES,TWO OF THE FOUR ALSO FACEKIDNAPPING CHARGES.INVESTIGATORS SAY THE VICTIMSWERE FINANCIALLY CLEANED OUT,THE REPORT SHOWS IN ONE YEAR

Couple’s daughter involved in scam, kidnapping, deputies say

A Martin County woman who is accused of scamming her parents is behind bars facing elderly exploitation charges.